Construction Management

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
4,158
growing 8.11%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,666
declining 0.493%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$34,000
growing 3%

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In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Construction Management degree recipients are Pittsburg, KS, Platteville, WI, and Baton Rouge, LA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Construction Management is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Construction Management and the types of students that study this field. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College awards the most degrees in Construction Management in the US, but Everglades University and Newschool of Architecture and Design have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction Management.

Tuition costs for Construction Management majors are, on average, $7,666 for in-state public colleges, and $34,000 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Construction Management programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (82 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (2,845 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction Management (2022)
  1. 363 degrees awarded
  2. 134 degrees awarded
  3. 132 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Construction Management, is Public, 4-year or above (2,845 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Construction Management programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,666
Median In-State Public
$34,000
Median Out of State Private

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the most Construction Management degree recipients, with 363 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Construction Management.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Construction Management programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Everglades University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction Management, with 22.2%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction Management
  1. 427 degrees awarded
  2. 138 degrees awarded
  3. 132 degrees awarded

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (2,938 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Construction Management are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (85.5%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Construction Management.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    2,938 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    529 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    225 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Construction Management for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Male
    2,019 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Male
    258 degrees awarded
  3. White Female
    234 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Construction Management.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    177,507 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    149,786 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    140,210 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Mongolia
    2.8 times more than expected
  2. Norway
    2.59 times more than expected
  3. Zimbabwe
    2.49 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Mongolia that hold Business degrees (2.8 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (177,507 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Construction Management field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction Management majors need many skills, but most especially Management of Personnel Resources. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction Management majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Management of Personnel Resources.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Construction Management majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring, and Coordination are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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